Greek, Attic / c. 425–420 BCE
Fragment from Red-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug) or Hydria (Water Jar): Woman Holding Box
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Fragment from Red-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug) or Hydria (Water Jar): Woman Holding Box as ceramic (Greek, Attic · c. 425–420 BCE).
The Shuvalov Painter is named after the former owner of an amphora now in the Hermitage.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this ceramic as ceramic and credits Shuvalov Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE).
The museum's collection notes: The relatively large eyes and head of this seated woman are characteristic of figures painted by the Shuvalov Painter, a painter known to have painted numerous small vases during the mid- to late fifth century BC. Along with many mythological subjects, the Shuvalov Painter often showed women in domestic settings, as here; the box or chest she holds could be a bridal gift.
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The Cleveland Museum of ArtFragment from Red-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug) or Hydria (Water Jar): Woman Holding BoxOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.